UFC Fight Night 96 Medical Suspensions: Will Brooks Out Indefinitely
With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at UFC Fight Night 96, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. This event was headlined by a bantamweight bout between John Lineker and former two-time UFC Flyweight Title challenger and TUF Team Bisping vs. Team Miller bantamweight winner John Dodson. Will Brooks vs. Alex Oliveira in a lightweight showdown was the co-main event. Rounding out the main card was Brandon Moreno vs. Louis Smolka and Josh Burkman vs. Zak Ottow.
Some of the more notable suspensions include Lineker being out for 30 days, Dodson and Oliveira being out for 7 days. Brooks was suspended indefinitely pending ER documentation and physical clearance.
Here are the entire medical suspensions:
John Lineker: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
John Dodson: suspended 7 days
Alex Oliveira: suspended 7 days
Will Brooks: suspended indefinitely pending ER documentation and physical clearance
Zak Ottow: suspended 7 days
Josh Burkman: suspended 7 days
Brandon Moreno: suspended 7 days
Louis Smolka: suspended 7 days
Luis Henrique da Silva: suspended 7 days
Joachim Christensen: suspended 30 days
Andre Fili: suspended 14 days
Hacran Dias: suspended 7 days
Shamil Abdurakhimov: suspended 14 days with 7 days no contact
Walt Harris: suspended 7 days
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: suspended 7 days
Keita Nakamura: suspended 7 days
Nate Marquardt: suspended 7 days
Tamdan McCrory: suspended 60 days
Ion Cutelaba: suspended 28 days
Jonathan Wilson: suspended 30 days
Curtis Blaydes: suspended 14 days
Cody East: suspended 45 days
Ketlen Vieira: suspended 7 days
Kelly Faszholz: suspended 7 days
UFC Fight Night 96 took place on October 1st, 2016 from the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The UFC Fight Pass prelims began at 7:15 p.m. ET with four bouts while the FOX Sports 2 prelims aired at p.m. ET with four bouts. The main card began at 11 p.m. ET on FS1 with four bouts.
